Darren Aronofsky to direct "Flicker"?!?!

A day or two ago, Dark Horizons noted that Darren Aronofsky was set to direct a movie adaptation of Theodore Roszak's novel "Flicker". I'm a huge fan of the book, but I always thought it was a bit obscure to make it to the big screen. For those who haven't read it, the story is a very dark conspiracy/thriller set in the film world. I highly recommend it. Having Aronofsky direct an adaptation is like dream casting to me.

Anybody know anything more about the rumor? Anybody else read the book?